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Charlie Shavers
tr, 1920-1971 US, New York City
Musician / Composer / Arranger of Jazz
A.k.a. Charles James Shavers
Charles James Shavers (August 3, 1920 – July 8, 1971), known as Charlie Shavers, was an American swing era jazz trumpet player who played at one time or another with Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone, Sidney Bechet, Midge Williams and Billie Holiday. He was also an arranger and composer, and one of his compositions, "Undecided", is a jazz standard.
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Easy Does It on Funny Time by Charlie Shavers, Dicky Wells & Sam Donahue Embraceable You on The Complete Coleman Hawkins: The Essential Keynote Collection 6 by Various Artists Funky Blues - Norman Granz Jam Session on Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve by Charlie Parker Jam Blues - Norman Granz Jam Session on Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve by Charlie Parker What Is This Thing Called Love? on Milestones of Jazz Saxophone Legends: Very Saxy, Vol. 1 by Charlie Shavers Dawn on the Desert (feat. Al Collins) on The Complete Charlie Shavers with Maxine Sullivan by Charlie Shavers Celery Stalks At Midnight on More Live Echoes of the Swinging Bands 1959 by Various Artists Tuxedo Junction on Funny Time by Charlie Shavers, Dicky Wells & Sam Donahue Swingtime in the Rockies on Funny Time by Charlie Shavers, Dicky Wells & Sam Donahue Funky Blues - Edited Version on Tease: The Beat Of Burlesque by Various ArtistsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gershwin, Shavers And Strings | Charlie Shavers | 2014 | Album |
| Whispers | Charlie Shavers | 2013 | Single |
| Greetings | Louis Bellson Quintet, Charlie Shavers, Zoot Sims, Seldon Powell, George Duvivier | 2009 | Compil. |
| Complete Sextet Studio Sessions | Gene Krupa Featuring Ben Webster & Charlie Shavers | 2004 | Compil. |
| The Many Moods Of Charlie Shavers | Charlie Shavers | 2001 | Compil. |
| The Last Sessions | Charlie Shavers | 1999 | Album |
| Charlie Shavers And The Blues Singers 1938 1939 | Charlie Shavers | 1995 | Compil. |
| The Jazz Singers - Vocals By Great Instrumentalists | Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Jack Teagarden, Dizzy Gillespie, Jelly Roll Morton, Bunny Berigan, Cootie Williams, Earl Hines, Roy Eldridge, Teddy Bunn, Don Redman, Lionel Hampton, Wingy Manone, George Brunies, Hot Lips Page, Henry "Red" Allen, Sy Oliver, Ray Nance, Charlie Shavers | 1991 | Compil. |
| Live | Charlie Shavers & Budd Johnson | 1990 | Compil. |
| The Finest Of Charlie Shavers - The Most Intimate | Charlie Shavers | 1988 | Album |
| Jazz Brass | Dickie Wells, J.J. Johnson, Charlie Shavers, Clark Terry | 1986 | Compil. |
| A Man And His Music | Johnny Hodges / Charlie Shavers | 1985 | Album |
| Live From Chicago | Charlie Shavers | 1985 | Album |
| Live! Vol.1 | Charlie Shavers, Charlie Shavers' All American Five | 1984 | Album |
| Jazz At The Philharmonic The Trumpet Battle 1952 | Roy Eldridge ■ Charlie Shavers ■ Lester Young | 1983 | Album |
| Live At The London House | Charlie Shavers | 1980 | Album |
| Swingin' With Charlie | Charlie Shavers | 1979 | Album |
| Swing Along | Charlie Shavers | 1978 | Album |
| The Astaire Story vol. 2 | Fred Astaire - Oscar Peterson / Barney Kessel / Charlie Shavers / Flip Phillips / Ray Brown / Alvin Stoller | 1978 | Album |
| The Astaire Story | Fred Astaire - Oscar Peterson / Barney Kessel / Charlie Shavers / Flip Phillips / Ray Brown / Alvin Stoller | 1978 | Album |
| Trumpet Man | Charlie Shavers | 1978 | Album |
| The Finest Of Charlie Shavers - The Most Intimate | Charlie Shavers | 1975 | Compil. |
| The Last Session | Charlie Shavers | 1970 | Album |
| Paris Jazz | Charlie Shavers | 1967 | Album |
| At Le Crazy Horse Saloon In Paris | Charlie Shavers | 1964 | Album |
| Excitement Unlimited | Charlie Shavers | 1963 | Album |
| Blue Stompin' | Hal Singer With Charlie Shavers | 1962 | Album |
| Frenesi | Charlie Shavers | 1962 | Single |
| In Person | Si Zentner Featuring Nick Fatool, Eddie Miller, Charlie Teagarden, Van Alexander, Lucky Thompson, Stan Getz, Charlie Shavers | 1962 | Album |
| I Found My Mama / I'll See You In September | Charlie Shavers | 1961 | Single |
| Cole Porter Swings Easy In Stereo | Larry Clinton, Bob Haggart, Cozy Cole, Charlie Shavers, Sam Taylor, Buddy Weed, Sol Yaged, Barry Galbraith, Urbie Green | 1961 | Album |
| The Music From Milk & Honey | Wild Bill Davis, Charlie Shavers | 1961 | Album |
| Independence Day Hora / Like A Young Man | Wild Bill Davis, Charlie Shavers | 1961 | Single |
| Charlie Shavers | Charlie Shavers | 1961 | Single |
| Charlie Shavers Y Su Orquesta | Charlie Shavers | 1961 | Single |
| Blue Stompin' | Hal Singer With Charlie Shavers | 1959 | Album |
| Charlie Digs Dixie | Charlie Shavers | 1959 | Album |
| Hawk Eyes | Coleman Hawkins / Charlie Shavers / Tiny Grimes | 1959 | Album |
| Charlie Digs Paree | Charlie Shavers | 1959 | Album |
| The Most Intimate - Mood Interpretations By Charles Shavers | Charlie Shavers | 1958 | Compil. |
| Blues In Six Four | Art Farmer, Ernie Royal, Charlie Shavers, Emmett Berry, Harold Baker | 1957 | Single |
| The Complete Charlie Shavers With Maxine Sullivan | Charlie Shavers With Maxine Sullivan | 1957 | Album |
| For Dancers Only | Charlie Shavers Con Leroy Holmes | 1957 | Single |
| Trumpets All Out | Art Farmer, Ernie Royal, Charlie Shavers, Emmett Berry, Harold Baker | 1957 | Album |
| Flyin' Home | Charlie Shavers | 1956 | Single |
| Jazz At The Metropole Cafe | Henry "Red" Allen - Cozy Cole - Charlie Shavers Narrations: Al Jazzbo Collins | 1955 | Album |
| Gershwin, Shavers And Strings | Charlie Shavers | 1955 | Album |
| The Most Intimate | Charlie Shavers | 1955 | Album |
| Horn O'Plenty | Charlie Shavers | 1954 | Album |
| Monarch All Star Jazz Volume 1 | The "King" At The Piano With . . . Buddy Rich / John Simmons / Herbie Haymer / Charlie Shavers | 1952 | Album |
| Monarch All Star Jazz Volume 1 | The "King" At The Piano With . . . Buddy Rich / John Simmons / Herbie Haymer / Charlie Shavers | 1952 | Album |
| Gene Norman's Just Jazz Volume 13 | Stan Getz, Willie Smith, Charlie Shavers, Red Norvo, Oscar Moore, Johnny Miller, Louis Bellson | 1951 | Album |
| Hot Trumpet Ensembles | Roy Eldridge, Charlie Shavers, Emmett Berry, Joe Thomas, Jonah Jones | 1950 | Album |
| Bande Originale Du Film "Les Beatniks" - C'est Si Bon | Louis Armstrong And His All-Stars - Charlie Shavers | 1950 | Single |
| All The Things You Are / Riding On 52nd Street | Oscar Pettiford, Charlie Shavers | 1944 | Album |
| Trumpet Masters | Henry "Red" Allen, Charlie Shavers | Album | |
| It Feels Good | Charlie Shavers / Buck Clayton | Compil. | |
| Charlie Shavers 1944 - 1945 | Charlie Shavers | Album | |
| Kicks! | The Sunset All Stars With Nat King Cole, Charlie Shavers & Buddy Rich | Album | |
| Broadcast Tributes Presents Smoldering Big Band Remotes | Benny Goodman, Charlie Shavers, Harry James, Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa | Compil. | |
| Great Standards | Maxine Sullivan With Charlie Shavers | Single | |
| Sweet and Gentle | Maxine Sullivan With Charlie Shavers | Single | |
| Tootin' Through the Roof; Volume 1 | Joe Thomas, Hot Lips Page, Charlie Shavers, Buddy DeFranco, Slam Stewart, Sidney Catlett, Dave Tough | Album | |
| Live Vol. 2 | Charlie Shavers, Budd Johnson | Album | |
| Folk Songs | Maxine Sullivan With Charlie Shavers | Single |
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